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Among the many tennis books that now have one serious omission after the history-making epic contest between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, here’s one that is scarcely less worthy for being overtaken by the incredible events on Wimbledon’s Court 18.

Shifrin, a tennis fanatic who was a junior player and has coached in the United States for more than 20 years, spent many hours deciding which 101 moments were worthy of inclusion and assembles them in ascending order.

He starts with Anne White’s appearance in an all-white figure-hugging body suit at Wimbledon in 1985 and concludes with Rafael Nadal’s defeat of Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final, widely regarded as the greatest match ever played.

Its format makes it a nice book for dipping in and out but Shifrin’s writing style is light and amusing and dipping out may not always be easy.

ITALIAN BACKDROP FOR NEW CRIME NOVEL

Death in the High Cityis a new crime novel set in Bergamo, northern Italy.The novel is the first in a series featuring detective duo Kate Butler, a freelance journalist, and Steve Bartorelli, a retired Detective Chief Inspector who is of Italian descent.

Death in the High City, believed to be the first crime novel in which the beautiful and historic city of Bergamo provides the backdrop, is available from Amazon in paperback and as an e-book.

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